Old Season
1. Monies due and spirit draw
bottles were received.
2. Charity - Members were informed that the
chosen charity to benefit from the contribution for the 2005/6 season would be Glendene Special School as chosen by Peterlee Football Club. The amount of the contribution would be £100 from the league plus £121 received from players as entry
fees for the competition and a £10 fine received. The total is therefore £231. Secretary reported that he had sent 2 complimentary
tickets to the school headmaster.
New Season
1. Additions
and Ommissions. The Pemberton Arms from Cold Hesledon and Peterlee Football B were added. Horden Legion and Castle Eden Inn
were omitted. Total number of teams registered was therefore 13. £20 was received from the new teams. Delegates were informed
that Horden Conservatives team were moving to Horden Comrades Club.
All teams were represented at the AGM.
2. League officials to remain
the same. Secretary - Paul Clark, Treasurer – George Hodgson. Exec members – Tommy Bradshaw (Shotton Coms), Alan
Stanley ( Horden Coms), Marty Wild (Acre Rigg), Laurence Bell (Easington Colliery Club) and John Twidale (Blackhall RAFA).
3. Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer reported that the trophies would cost £280
and the estimated balance carried forward to the new season would be £80 plus whatever was made from the spirit draw (estimated
at £200 from previous seasons). It was agreed that a more accurate picture would be forthcoming at the next meeting as the
vast majority of income was taken at the presentation night.
4. League Format and rules. It was agreed
that: -
- Teams play each other 3 times (carried after
significant discussion by a majority of 1 vote),
- The seven point deduction rule
for postponed games be retained,
- A point a game be retained,
- Alternate
darts be retained,
- No registration of players rule
be retained (this was referred owing to the ruling by the Exec regarding an ineligible player played by Blackhall RAFA).
5. Competitions: -
- The KO Cup, Pairs, Singles and
Gordon Elliott Pairs competitions continue in their present form.
- KO Cup semi finals and finals
be played on the same night as was the case during the 2005/6 season,
- There was considerable discussion
about whether the competitions should be split over more than one night. While the two pairs competitions were completed by
a reasonable time, the singles competition finished around 12.30 am despite commencement
being earlier than previous seasons. A motion to split the singles competition over 2 nights was defeated. It was then agreed
that the semi-finals should be best of 3 legs in all competitions and the final be best of 5 legs.
- Peterlee Football Club be retained as venue for the competitions. While Horden Comrades
Club was proposed by Horden Catholic Club’s delegate and was recognized as a suitable venue, the delegate from Horden
Comrades was unaware of whether the venue would be available and it was noted that this would be Horden Comrades first season
in the league for a considerable time.
- It was raised that there were
three players who played in the Gordon Elliott Pairs competition who were ineligible in so far as they had not played the
required 5 league games. After some discussion, it was agreed that the onus be put on to the captains to enter their players
in the competitions (with the proviso that they have played in the league during that season) with the League Secretary having
the power to query any entries he feels not in the spirit of a friendly league.
6. Start Date.
- It was agreed that the start date be 11th August.
7. Midsummer break.
- Last week in July first week in August, as usual
